Freewalt Builders Inc

The work really took a long time, they have to take all the cabinets down and bring them to their shop, I originally wanted it done before Christmas but they weren't able to finish and got the cabinets after the holidays had gone. But the laying of the tile for the bathroom was very well done and they did a very good on the tile work. I give an "A" Rating for the tile floor installation.

The worker was on time, cleaned up after the work was done and everyone was very professional.

At first I we had trouble connecting but once we did, I found Art to be honest and professional. He made several recommendations as to how to proceed with the project and once he arrived on site, completed it in one day.

Excellent.

Everything went great. They were prompt, professional and did a great job.

2 quick days of hard work by energetic employees -- wrote down what needed to be done, presented an estimate and carried out the request in a very professional manner. Hardest workers I've ever seen!

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We hired Freewalt Builders to do interior repair work on our house caused from a roof leak.   The roof had recently been replaced. <br>The claim allowed for over $4,000.00 for labor and material to replace 43 sq. yds of engineered flooring.  Freewalt only replaced 20 sq. ft. of flooring using material we provided, but charged us for replacing the entire floor. <br>The claim also allocated over $700.00 for repair of water damage in a downstairs bathroom.   NO work was done in this bathroom. <br>  <br>In the Angies website it states "Art always shows where your money is going".    This statement couldn't be further from the truth.  Art couldn't even provide the number of hours his people worked and when I pressed him on this issue, he reduced the price he was quoting by $600.00.    <br> <br>We had discussed a few more projects that were not insurance claim related that we might hire Freewalt Builders to do for us.  Before Freewalt left my house on 5/31/2016, I expressed my feelings about what he had charged for the work done.   Later that day (5/31/2016) his general manager (Dusty Smith) called and said he and Art had a misunderstanding and they would provide free labor to paint the living room (they quoted $1600.00 for this work).  I told him "NO THANKS, I DON'T WANT YOU AROUND ANYMORE". <br> <br> <br>

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It worked out great! The prices were very fair. He was extremely knowledgeable about his trade. He was willing to customize about what I needed. He was professional and sent workers out who were also professional and reliable as well. I would definitely recommend him to the family.

They did a great job. He had good workers with him, they were pleasant and provided good work. They were delayed a little by the rain, but still finished in the time they said they would. They also stuck to the price that they had originally estimated.

It went fine. He did a good job. I would recommend him to others.

I love these guys!  They are true professionals.  They worked through some of the hottest weather we had here this summer.  When additional damaged wood was found they showed me and asked what I wanted to do.  Imagine how very nice this was to be asked.  Of course we wanted all the rotted material removed/replaced.  We went over the initial bid however; we knew at the start this might happen.  Any additional repairs needed, when pointed out, were performed.  We are so very happy we found this company.  For any additional work needed on our home in the future we will contact this company.  I would without hesitation recommend this company to family and friends. <br />

Excellent.  On time, extremely well-spoken, competent, very conscientious, excellent workmanship, cleaned up each day after work.  Will be our "go-to" folks for any future repairs.

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He has been great. He is and nice guy and real honest. He does all his things by his hand, there is no computer. You just have to go back to the time before computers with him but he really does a great job and he has got a lot of guys looking for him.

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Great job! Professional operation. I would highly recommend Freewalt Builders.

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What a project. I live in an OLD late 1800s brick masonry home. The home went through a major gut renovation back in the 70s by a previous owner. Before I bought the place a few years ago, it had sat empty for several years, so several things were in disrepair, and it had sustained some damage due to a leaking roof and such. <br /> Contacted Art during Fall of 2014, with agreement to start the work about mid February 2015. I won't get into estimates vs actual, because in all honesty, once the project started I began having them do stuff that I hadn't originally mentioned during the estimation phase. <br /> Mid february arrived and they were ready to roll, but some delays started happening due to late season snow storms. His crew had to travel from Hot Springs to downtown Little Rock every day. Art was very good about communicating days that he could and couldn't get there. <br /> Jason and Blake were the main tradesmen on the job. They did all demo, framing, flooring, structural support, painting, sanding/staining, mortar tucking, and some tiling. Great to work with. Very trustworthy, respectful, and polite. Gave them keys so they could come and go as needed. Communicated very well and were always reachable. I was able to communicate with them directly so Art didn't always have to be a middle man. They did great work and cleaned up messes every day. This was nice because my fiancee and I were living in the house while all of this was going on. <br /> Josh and John were the main guys working on the bathroom and plumbing. Bathroom layout was completely redone. They laid new plumbing for vanity, toilet, and shower. Custom work on almost all of it. Josh was the tile man...custom tile shower pan and walls, and about 75sqft of floored tile. Josh and John were as equally pleasurable to work with as Jason and Blake.  <br /> All the guys had to suffer through me trying to communicate my end vision, which wasn't always clear. This also involved me changing my mind on things a few times, which also caused them to do some re-work. They were very respectful of this, and all were willing to take things day-by-day as decisions needed to be made. <br /> Of course, a project this big can't go perfectly. Overall, it took a bit longer than anticipated. Some of this was self-inflicted by my adding of work or asking for something to be redone. On Art's side, some delays occurred waiting for certain materials that had to be ordered. Also, I think Art got himself spread pretty thin at some point, so there were some gaps in work time that the guys couldn't show. A few other tradesmen came and went throughout the job to help keep progress going, but sometimes this could lead to a little confusion as to what would be getting worked on each day and who would be responsible for what. At one point Art assigned a new tradesman that spent a few days working at the house solo. I wound up having a couple of issues with this individual. I brought these issues to Art's attention and he immediately took care of them by removing this individual from the job and having some of the individual's work repaired on Art's dime. All other tradesmen I had a good experience with. <br /> Art is old school. Don't expect emails and digital copies of bills / receipts for materials. I never had to pay for anything in advance. He would bill me weekly as work was completed. Because he had so many jobs going on and because my job was not "local" for him, there were a few times where we did not get to connect, which meant that I would have two or more weeks worth of invoices to pay when we would finally get to connect. This could sometimes make it difficult to keep tabs on which guys worked what week and about how many hours they were putting in total from a labor perspective. Could also make it difficult to wade through receipts for materials and match them up with which invoice they were charged on. In the end, I trusted that Art and his guys were being honest and had my best interest in mind, as keeping track of all the expenses and paperwork became too cumbersome at some point. If I ever had questions about an invoice, Art was easy to talk to about it. <br /> In the end, I was very pleased overall, and I will definitely use Art again for some upcoming projects. He's one of the few contractors who will always call you back. The majority of his tradesmen did great work and were a pleasure to deal with. I'm just now getting to move everything back into the remodeled spaces, so I have yet to see how all of the new walls, floors, tile, and bath fixtures hold up with every day use, but I know that Art's a good man and will fix anything that might pop up. So far so good. <br />

Went well, although every time I got a call, there was more bad news.  The wall had been leaking because a deck had not been installed properly.  There was no flashing, so all rain water was running inside the wall for years causing rotting and mold.  They took off upper deck boards and removed siding and framing to reveal the problem.  They built a temporary wall, as there was nothing holding the wall up, since the joists were rotted. The windows had to be removed, since everything was rotted.  All was replaced and the windows put back, as well as the siding and deck boards.  Wallboard was replaced inside the room and textured and painted and repairs made to the ceiling. <br /> This was all happening after I had just had the whole downstairs painted. =( <br /> Art Frewalt and his crew were very nice and worked to get the job done as quickly as possible. <br /> I will definitely call on them again.

Mr. Freewalt and his crew did excellent work.  He was honest and accurate in assessing needs for repairs of 38 year old home.  They were punctual and professional.  The final bill was $1,100.00 below the initial estimate. <br />

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